ASSISI, Italy (AP) - Pope Francis met with war refugees and religious figures on Tuesday in Assisi, the Italian hometown of the tolerance-preaching St. Francis, for a day of prayers for peace, openness toward refugees and calls for religions to marginalize fundamentalism.

Did the flap over an employee posting photos of a confederate flag at a birthday party and a controversial picture of President Barack Obama with a fly on his forehead prompt one school board member not to run again?

Did the flap over an employee posting photos of a confederate flag at a birthday party and a controversial picture of President Barack Obama with a fly on his forehead prompt one school board member not to run again?

A stabbing victim believed to be 19 years old rode away from Manteca Police shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday saying he did not want to talk with officers after a fight between three males was reported at a convenience store in the 400 block of South Main Street.

Keenan, the largest privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm in California, recently announced hitting two million course completions in its Keenan SafeSchools online training program since its inception in 2008.